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cat·e·go·rize

 (kăt′ĭ-gə-rīz′)
tr.v. cat·e·go·rized, cat·e·go·riz·ing, cat·e·go·riz·es
To put into a category or categories; classify.

cat′e·go·riz′a·ble adj.
cat′e·go·ri·za′tion (-gər-ĭ-zā′shən) n.
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categorize

(ˈkætɪɡəˌraɪz) or

categorise

vb
(tr) to place in a category; classify
ˌcategoriˈzation, ˌcategoriˈsation n
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cat•e•go•rize

(ˈkæt ɪ gəˌraɪz)

v.t. -rized, -riz•ing.
1. to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
2. to describe by labeling or giving a name to; characterize.
[1695–1705]
cat`e•go•ri•za′tion, n.
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categorize


Past participle: categorized
Gerund: categorizing

Imperative
categorize
categorize
Present
I categorize
you categorize
he/she/it categorizes
we categorize
you categorize
they categorize
Preterite
I categorized
you categorized
he/she/it categorized
we categorized
you categorized
they categorized
Present Continuous
I am categorizing
you are categorizing
he/she/it is categorizing
we are categorizing
you are categorizing
they are categorizing
Present Perfect
I have categorized
you have categorized
he/she/it has categorized
we have categorized
you have categorized
they have categorized
Past Continuous
I was categorizing
you were categorizing
he/she/it was categorizing
we were categorizing
you were categorizing
they were categorizing
Past Perfect
I had categorized
you had categorized
he/she/it had categorized
we had categorized
you had categorized
they had categorized
Future
I will categorize
you will categorize
he/she/it will categorize
we will categorize
you will categorize
they will categorize
Future Perfect
I will have categorized
you will have categorized
he/she/it will have categorized
we will have categorized
you will have categorized
they will have categorized
Future Continuous
I will be categorizing
you will be categorizing
he/she/it will be categorizing
we will be categorizing
you will be categorizing
they will be categorizing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been categorizing
you have been categorizing
he/she/it has been categorizing
we have been categorizing
you have been categorizing
they have been categorizing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been categorizing
you will have been categorizing
he/she/it will have been categorizing
we will have been categorizing
you will have been categorizing
they will have been categorizing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been categorizing
you had been categorizing
he/she/it had been categorizing
we had been categorizing
you had been categorizing
they had been categorizing
Conditional
I would categorize
you would categorize
he/she/it would categorize
we would categorize
you would categorize
they would categorize
Past Conditional
I would have categorized
you would have categorized
he/she/it would have categorized
we would have categorized
you would have categorized
they would have categorized
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.categorize - place into or assign to a category; "Children learn early on to categorize"
reason - think logically; "The children must learn to reason"
class, classify, sort out, assort, sort, separate - arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
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categorize

verb
1. To distribute into groups according to kinds:
2. To assign to a class or classes:
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Translations
kategorizovatroztřídit
grupperekategorisereklassificere
kategorizál
flokka, draga í dilk
sınıflandırmak

categorize

[ˈkætɪgəraɪz] VTclasificar
to categorize sth ascalificar algo de, clasificar algo como
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categorize

categorise [ˈkætɪgəraɪz] (British) vt (= assign to a category) → classer
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categorize

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categorize

[ˈkætɪgəˌraɪz] vtcatalogare, classificare, dividere per categorie
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category

(ˈkӕtəgəri) plural ˈcategories noun
a class or division of things (or people). various categories of goods on sale.
ˈcategorize, ˈcategorise verb
to put (things or people) into a category.
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